Welcome to Friday! It's time for another Friday Post, where I link up to:
Book Beginnings
First Line Friday
Friday 56
Book Blogger Hop
For the first three, I will be pulling quotes from The Jig is Up by Lisa Q. Matthews.
This is the first in a new series set in an Irish themed tourist trap. We jump right into the theme, as you can tell in the opening line:
“Mommy, the shamrock’s not smiling.”
And yes, that is all I'm going to tell you about it.
Meanwhile, at 56% into the book, we get this fun exchange:
“Brought you lunch,” I said to Colleen, holding out the lunch bag. “Turkey.”“Ooh, thanks.”I held the bag a little higher, just beyond her grasp. “What’s this about the piano?”She snatched the bag and grinned. “I was hoping my musical-genius sister could accompany Conor on his accordion for a few numbers in the show, like Deirdre wanted.”
The book is coming out on Tuesday of next week, but I'll be reviewing it on Monday. I hope you'll come back to see what I thought.
Meanwhile, let's finish things off with the Book Blogger Hop. This week's question is:
What are your thoughts on book-to-book comparisons (for example, "It's the next Harry Potter")?
For me, it depends on the source. Sometimes, I have made those comparisons myself. Obviously, I'd trust my judgement on this. Seriously, if it was someone I trusted, I'd probably take it seriously.
But quite often, I feel like those are just hype from the publisher whether it turns out to be remotely true or not. If it's from the publisher or part of the marketing, I take it with a huge grain of salt.
That's it for me. Have a fabulous weekend!
I like the sound of this book. I'll add it to my list and I look forward to reading your review.
ReplyDeleteI have been waiting for this book to come out. I am looking forward to your review.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I'm not the only one who at least thought of the comparisons between books being from other readers, although I completely spaced on them coming from the publishers. Have a great weekend. - Katie
ReplyDeleteHow excited am I to see that you pulled quotes from The Jig is Up today? Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteWhat? The shamrock's not smiling? What doesn't that mean? Oh boy, now I have to look for the book to find out. Ha!
ReplyDeleteI used the same word, hype.
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That sounds like an interesting book.
ReplyDeleteI don't tend to take much notice as the books mentioned I haven't always read. For me the blurb is the best way to determine whether I will like the book or not.
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/book-blogger-hop-book-to-book-comparisons/
This sounds so good! That first line has me so curious! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great week! :)
ReplyDeleteI just started this one yesterday and so far so good!
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